"She actually, for a short time, has some success," Heughan adds. Since Claire's never exactly been risk-adverse, it's no surprise that she explores surgeries from her own time-and even tries to synthesize her own versions of modern medicines, like penicillin-which becomes "a very risky endeavor" for her in 18th-century North Carolina, Balfe said. I think because she has so much knowledge from the 20th century, she feels that she could really help this community and the people around her…but obviously, that comes with a lot of risks." Balfe said we'll find Claire "really investing time again in her role as a surgeon, and really expanding as a healer in this community. Claire's medical expertise leads her dangerously close to "playing God".ĭon't you hate it when you've time-traveled a couple centuries into the past to build a new life with your smoldering Scottish soulmate, and are forced to perform surgeries without using any of your extensive modern medical knowledge, lest you blow your cover? That's the frustrating situation in which Claire finds herself yet again this season.
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Read on for more details about that important development, plus six other teasers for the new season.ġ. Caitriona Balfe, Sam Heughan, Sophie Skelton, Richard Rankin and executive producer Maril Davis were all on hand to dig into what to expect from season 5, which will apparently feature "a lot more intimacy and passion" between Claire and Jamie. Meanwhile, Brianna Fraser and Roger MacKenzie work to raise their son, Jemmy MacKenzie, under the looming specter of Stephen Bonnet.Īnd that's just the beginning. Jamie is forced to defend all that he has created in America and protect those who look to him for leadership, all the while hiding his personal relationship with Murtagh, whom he has been ordered to hunt down and kill. With her family finally together, Claire Fraser has to leverage all of her strength, knowledge and foresight to prevent them from being ripped apart once again. Here's the official synopsis: Season 5 finds the Frasers fighting for their family and the home they have forged on Fraser's Ridge. (Insert your own wink emoji here.) And by the sounds of it, season 5-which debuts on Starz on Sunday, February 16-is going to be extremely worth the wait.ĭuring a buzzy panel at the Television Critics Association winter press tour last week, Starz president Carmi Zlotnik offered a hint of what's to come for Claire and Jamie.
Much as we Outlander fans love to complain about the semi-annual Droughtlander (for those of you keeping count, it's now been close to a year since season four's finale aired), the truth is, it's the anticipation that makes it so good.